Transcriptional markers of sub-optimal nutrition in developing Apis mellifera nurse workers
BACKGROUND:Honey bees (Apis mellifera) contribute substantially to the worldwide economy and ecosystem health as pollinators. Pollen is essential to the bee's diet, providing protein, lipids, and micronutrients. The dramatic shifts in physiology, anatomy, and behavior that accompany normal work...
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BioMed Central
2014
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Online Access: | Corby-Harris et al. BMC Genomics 2014, 15:134 http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/15/134 http://hdl.handle.net/10150/610028 http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/610028 |